Improvement in mica-frames for stoves



I G. a, RICHMOND. S tove Door. No. 111,383. Pate'nted Jan. 31, 1871.

Witmazs N. 9551151 PNOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D, O,

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GEORGE G. RICHMOND, BEEKSKILL, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent-No. 111,383, dated January 31 1871.

,IMPROVEMENT IN MICA-FRA-MESFOR STOVES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. RICHMOND, of Peekskill, in the county of'Westchester and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Mica-Frames for Stoves; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing bad, to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspecification, in which- Eigurel is a detail vertical section ofmyimproved mica-frame, showing it in placein the body of the stove.-

Figure '2 is a detail sectional'view of thesame, taken through the linex x, fig. 1, and showing the 1nica-frame turned down.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to improve the cous'truction ofmica-frames for stoves, heaters, 8m, in

such a way that the mica can be conveniently cleaned or replucedwhendesired; and

- It consists in the construction of various parts of the mica-frame,its-hereinafter more fully described.

j A represents the part of the body of the stove or heater with whichthe mica-frame B O is connected.

. The outer frame B is made of such .a size as to Theinwardly-projecting part or end I) of the frame B thus serves a doublepurpose: first, to support the frame B, by resting. upon the edge of thebody A at the lower end of the opening in said body; and, sec

0nd, to serve as a hinge to enable the mica frame B O to be turned downinto the position shown in fig. 2, for convenience in cleaning orreplacing the mica- .plate.

The frame B 0, when turneddowm-may also se ve heated.

asa shelf to hold a sad-iron or other thing to be The frame B is securedin place when raised.or

closed by 'a catch, 7), which catches upon a projection i .or shoulderformed upon the body A of the stove,

just above the upper end of the opening through said body.

The frame B is formedwith a recess, depression, or shoulder, around theinner side of its inner edge, to receive the mica-plate and the frame 0,by which the said mica-plate is securedin place. The inner frame 0 fitsinto the. recess upon the inner side of the frame B, and has lugs, 0',formed upon its upper and lower ends, which lugs enter recesses in theupper and lower ends'of the frame B, to'secure thesaid frame 0 in place.

The lugs c are made of such a length, and the frame 0 is made so muchshorter than the recess in .the frame B, in which it-is placed, that itmay be raised orpushed up enough to allow the lower lugs c to he slippedout of its recess and the frame O to be re 'moved from the frame-B, sothat the mica-plate can be conveniently put in or taken out.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1 1. An improvedmica-frame foristoves, heaters, 860., in which the inner frame 0 isdetachably secured to the recessed outer frame B by means of lugsotformcd upon its upper-and lower ends to enter recesses in the upperand lower. ends ot the recessed outer frame B,-substantially as hereinshown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The inwardly-projecting lower end b of the frame B, notched toreceive the edges of the body A of the stove, to connect and binge themica-frame B G to the said body of the stove, substantially as hereinshown I purpose set forth.

and described, and for the GEO. G.RIOHMOND.

\Vitnesses: 1 WILLIAM'F. Amusruoue,

S. R, KNAPI.

